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Dec 16, 1160
Genghis Khan is born
The eventual uniter of the nomadic Mongol tribes is born sometimes in the 1160's -
Dec 16, 1206
Genghis Khan Strong ruler
Genghis Khan was elected the strong ruler somewhere in the Gobi, from this point on, he dedicated himself to military conquest -
Dec 16, 1227
Death of the Khan
Genghis Khan died in 1227 and his empire was divided up and given to each of his sons -
Dec 16, 1231
Invasion of Persia
The Mongols attacked the Persian empire in 1231 and defeated the Abbasids at Baghdad in 1258. -
Dec 16, 1260
Attack of the Song Dynasty
The Mongols attacked the Song Dynasty in China. They encountered the use of gunpowder and the fire-lance. -
Dec 16, 1279
Kublai Khan
In 1279, Kublai Khan, one of Genghis Khan's grandsons, completed the conquest of the Song dynasty and established a new one, the Yuan Dynasty -
Dec 16, 1368
Fall of Mongol Empire
Zhu Yuanzhang put together an army and ended the Mongol dynasty and set up a new dynasty, the Ming.
